April 15, 1943. Mr. W. R. Bill Schroeder, Managing Direotor, Helms Athletic Foundation, Very sineerely yours, | Direstor of Physical Education, PCA:Ai Varsity Basketball Coach. August 26, 1942. Mr. W. R. Bill Schroeder, Managing Director, Helms Athletic Foundation, 401 %. M. Garland Building, Los Angeles, California. Dear Mr. Schroeder: I em enclosing your questionnaire filled out to the best of my ability. Naturally I would select the men that I have seen the most of and apparently know the most about. —- UU story. Se aa cs cua Gah Seiad saddles eek 0 peuition’ part in this questionnaire, but the fact that we have won 23 . out of 50 chempionships in the Missouri Valley and Big Six con- ference naturally makes Kensas quite prominent in our section. I am sending you a booklet on Basketball at the University of Kensas published in 1936. Professor W. A. Dill, who published this booklet, has passed on, but this gives you enough dope on the Kansas teams. Since this was published Kansas has won | chempionships in '36, tied with Nebraska in '37, won in '38, tied in '40, won in '41, and this year we were co-champions with the University of Oklahoma. : _ Ig there is anything further than I can give you that will be helpful I will be very happy to do so. Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, FOAAH Varsity Besketbell Coach. Enc. > 29-44 wae OTe, eer may Z “ oo December 22, 1942. Capt. Paul 2. Harrington, 0-440786, 77th Evacuation Hospital, A.P.0. 508, New York, N.Y. Dear Panls P spend a few daye in Philadelphia with the children. Bob is doing splendidly in his medical work, and in a few weeks will be a jmior. We do appreciate the kind thought expressed in your letter, and our hearts go out to you at this Yuletide season. With very best wishes for your success, I am Very cordially youra, Director of Fhysical Education, FPCAsAH Varsity Basketball Coach. ~May 5, 1943. Captain Parl R. ) 77th Evacuation Hospital, A.F.0. 508, New York City. Dear Old No. 1 Utility Man: Paul, I feel as if I had let you down by not writing sooner, but I couldn't let a mimeographed ietter go without a personal and warm expression of friendship and best wishes to one of the finest gentlemen and one of the finest captains I have ever had. I have felt many times that you were a member of our family. You seemed so easy to get along with and so understanding. I have evaluated your friend- ship very, very highly, and my sincerest wish is always for your safety and your continued success and happiness. May every good thing come to you. With all good wishes, I am Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, PCA :AH Varsity Basketball Coach. << December 7, 1942. Mr. Fred Harris, 1020 5S. We 23rd AV@e, Miami, Plorida. Dear Freddy: I was mighty happy to hear from you and to know that See I note that you see George Stapleton and he in turn Max Replogle. I imagine that you have quite a Limited time to visit, — eee ee many of the old Kansas boys. : I wish that I had en opportunity to dictate you a long letter and tell you all that is going on here, but I presume that you take the Journal-liorld or the Kansan. I believe we ee ee Sy tent eee cree were whipped by the Navy Air Base at Olathe last Saturday night in the Kansas City Mumicipal Auditerium, 40-29. Ray Evans, Otto Schnellbacher and some of the other boys had played a football game on Thanksgiving againet Missouri and they were pretty tired, but I believe we have a good team eventually because we have some good material. We will do the best we can under the conditions, but of Hilton is out at the Hercules Powder Company. He is riper peg srs Einge nt ngedineg arg Hol oe. pe at I told him that I had a letter from you but I believe I will just mail it to him at his address, 2022 Vermont Street. He bought athome out there, at least he has made some payments on it, and I believe hs is going to do very well. Mit is settling down and I think he has a fine future, but he feels like the rest of the boys, it won't be long before he wiil be in it. He has been flirting with some of the different candidate schools, but I am not sure just what he has _ done « -Preddy, you write to me again and as soon as I have a little let-up I will be glad to tell you all the news. I am sorry that I am so rushed at the present. My kindest regards to you and Peggy, end all the success and happiness in the world. Sincerely yours, | | : Director of Physical Education, FOAAR Varsity Basketball Coach. January 15, 1943. Mieani, Florida. . Dear Freddy: I received your letter yesterday morning and yesterday after- noon I went down to call on your Dad and Mother. I had a job open as custodian of the towel room here which pays $75.00 a month, and offered this to your Ded. He told me that he hed . applied at the Sunflower Ordnance Works, or rather he had applied I told him that Milton was assistant to the chief inves + the SOW and I would see what. he could do for him. I called thas Aah Gehl en wed ha chit Sceadisinie Goh bey wed cle your Dad every opportunity, and Freddy, I believe if he can pass a good physical examination he will get by. He will get much nore money at the SOW than he would here, and you can count on Mit and me helping him in every possible way. I was quite surprised to find him in such good health. He locked fine ant I believe everything is going to work out. We are playing the Oklahoma Agries tonight, but I wanted to hasten this letter to you so that you would feel everything is all right on ee tome Erant. with ali sect wishes, Tt em Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, PCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. Cet Ee Soul Na 2 ee ee Fee ee i200 25 80 A Cid licigl eee tient, anaes ie / Dear Doc: a I am writing this letter to you to ask a large favor from you. Today I received a letter from my mother telling me that dad lost his job with the county shops. Since I am so far away there is Little I can do to straighten them out and I would like very much if you would call my mother or go and see her and offer your advice to her. I know this is a pretty big order to fill but honestly Doc you are the only one up there that I can call on and depend ; on in an @mergency. Dad has been in failing health for some time and since A.J. Anderson died he has no one to turn to when he needs help. Dad seems to be lost asto what to do next and Il believe that this being let out of a job at his age is about to get him down. I only hope that your encouragement will help | him recover. He feels that his age handicaps him too much in ..——/ securing new employment. : It seems that every time that things go wrong I have to { call on you to furnish the brain work but this time it is a such a different situation. I think that every thing could oy be worked out satisfactorily if I were only there to help. : Before I was the problem and finances would work things / out but in this case it isn't a case of finances for them its getting dad straightened out and offer a few good suggestions ~~ where he might obtain employment. I know anything that va ff can offer you will gladly do. From Moms letter I gathered that he has tried to get work at the Sunflower Ordinance Works at Fudora but she does not seem to encouraged over his interview. I do not know what position he applied for but I think he could act as a guard or janitor or some light job. Anything in the heavy line would be too much for him to handle. Ajob in the open would probably do him more good than anything I know; especially work that does not require very much responsibility. Please write to me as soon as you have talked to them and let me know what you think is best for him to do. Thanking you in advance for you kindness in this embarsing situation I remain, Yours very truly, Fic Baste . Fred Harris Ps. Hey Liea? so¢4 mec ce Ua Lee Pain ap? 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Naval Air Station, Te eh ceaad® ize pad dala ey At nie gts UN ite i i id 24 i ny gt Sad : certainly paid big dividends. doing. Director of Physical Education, — Varsity Basketball Coach. Very cordially yours, Congratulations and good lucki UNITED STATES NAVAL AIR STATION dares RICHMOND, FLORIDA Bat PSIG E. 4 (? duly 27, 1943. Sun- that your he that I are ox- how is terninated job for easy him the + Poehler conclusion i HE . sehesveds +. : ul Ht a iia h BS : i i if Ha it ated ur : i H ee Hae iva wall pe Q: tiigiel Gea 1p | it Lah ey ae dq. i itl ul ie atrial Hat} i rd hae il ilk} Hille oft Hig alte: Sa 3 | i] jit id He “higdds Hb ma i IN REPLY UNITED STATES NAVAL AIR STATION TUR Oo os Address: RICHMOND, FLORIDA Commanding Officer Naval Air Station July 22, 1943 Dear Doc: Thanks for your last letter and all the swell build up about my newspaper. That one didn't deserve mech credit but I believe you will find this 100% better publication. I amd the Editor in Chief, News Editor, Headline writer, proofreader, Sports editor, society editor, entertainment editor, feature writer, and copy boy. You might even call me the publisher. I owe you a letter and qa letter of thanks for the recommendation you wrote for me in regards to my commission. Haven't heard a word and I honestly doubt if I ever will. Its a long story about the setup that is to lengthy to write about. Got a letter fpopm the folks and dad # was layed off with 250 other men at the sunflower ordinance padant. I wrote Mitt, George Hedrick, and Tom Sweeney letter seeing if they covihdn't get him back on. I think that dad was on tHe construction end of the project and their work must have ended and the plant is going into production more and more all the time. Since the contractor has compheted most of his work some one had to be layed off. What is the true story? I didn't want to ask you to do anymore favors for me as I don't want to ride a good horse to death. You probably see how I feel. All the favors you have done for me I coufidn't very well ask another one and I want you to know that I certainly appreciate them to no end. I'll have to be in a position to do one for you before | can ever ask another one. I don't know how dad has come out but have hopes of him landing something before long. Mom said Tom Sweeney was some sort of an executive there and he should be able to do dad some good if he will. I should hear some wor& from home soon. I haven't heard a woré from Mitt either. He might be too busy at the time but he probably will let me know something. So much for thet. From your letter I gather you have a mighty busy schedule training the cadets or those in the V12 program. The work you give them should be good for the waistline. I need something like that. Weigh 180 and gaining fast. Have not had to buy new clothesm yet, and have no bay window as yet. Just getting fat in other places, : : Well BSSBe Doe must close and go to writing on the paper. Let me know what you think of it. Best regards to everyone. As ever your friend feta gat oe August 14, 1 943. Hire. Jimmie Hembree, Margaret, TexaGe Dear Mrs. Hembree: - I hasten to tell you that we have nothing authentic, and it is mere rumor based on T. P. Jr.'s possible missing in action. | Dr. Taylor of the Zoology Department, who is a Pi K.A., saw Kelsey Matthews, enother Pi. K. A. in Kansas City, and from Mr. Matthews cane the word that he had heard that T. P. was missing in section. | I called Dr. Taylor and he suggested for verification that ‘ we should perhaps write home. Knowing that Margaret, Texas, was Te Pe's home tom, I wrote the principal of the high school, feel- ing sure that he would put the letter in the proper hands. - Since your mother received a letter written July 25th it is thinkable to me that the rumor is false. We certainly hope so. Tt. P. was ome of our most popular men here at the University of Kansas. He had no enemies yet he stood forthright for things that were right. He did not compromise yet he fought no one over the | He was : _ Give my kindest regards to your good mother and tell her that we pray that 7. P. is safe. I will appreciate any word from you if and when you hear. With best wishes to you both, I am Sincerely yours, - Director of wikiadlaath Education, FCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. — 4 E August 17, 1943. Nirs. T. B. lhunter, 1428 East 20th St., Tulea, Oklahoma. Dear Mrs. lMunter: I was happy to have you call me this morning. T. P. is tops with you and with me. His friends are legion here, and we trust that we will get good news of him S00n., ; Very cordially yours, Director of Physical Education, FCAs:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. od j= er June 29, 1943. Mr. Glenn 4, Howard, College Physical Education Association, Ohio State University. Columbus, Ohio. Dear Mr. Howard: le The University of Sensas has contracted to conduct classes in the V-12 program for the Navy, and on July ist we expect nearly 500 students under this program. Also, at the present time, we are giving physical 2. Our civilian staff in the Department of physical Education is expected to conduct the physical training for the Y-12 Navy program and the Naval Aviation Cadets. 5. During the past year two of our full-time professors have been lost to the ermed services, and a number of part-time student assistants, anong whom are: . : Dr. L. EB. Morehouse = Navy John A. Pfitsch - Army A. M. Brown ~ Navy So We have been fortunate in securing replacements on our staff by employing two full-time instructors who had formerly béen in Kansas high schools. — 5. Physical conditioning was made compulsory for all men in the Univer- sity at the beginning of the fall semester in September, 1942. During the past two semesters we found it extremely difficult to obtain men who were qualified to handle the classes. We were able to use student leaders for some of these classes, but by the 6th of March most of them had been inducted into the Army. : : _ i trust this gives you the information you desire. If I ean be of any further assistance I shall be happy to hoar from you. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coach. April 23, 1943. i. B. 5S, Hickey, Basketball Coach, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska. Dear Eédie: Thenk you for your good letter of the 20th instant. heat I wrote you about and what I thoucht you would remember was your letter to Dr. Nigro in which you mentioned "Allen and the ¥.C.A.A. crowd" . in not too complimentary a mamer. You evidently forgot this when you wrote me this letter. Very cordially yours, Director of Physical Bducation, | PCA :AH Varsity Basketball Coach. THE CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS OMAHA, NEBRASKA E. S. HICKEY HEAD COACH OF BASKETBALL April 20, 1943 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Basketball Coach University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas ° Dear "Doc:" : _ I have your splendid letter of April 12 and greatly appreciate your thoughtfulness in re~ membering us after our upset in the East, I am not eware of any "double talk," nor am I familiar with any statement credited to me as would work to your disparagement. Much has been said in many quarters with reference to the Fifth District N.C.A.A. and their choice of teams during the past two years. I can recall nothing that I have said that I would not have said direct to you; nor ~- anything that did not reflect the true situation as I have understood it. I have appreciated your friendship and especially your cooperation in our basketball program. When we are able to resume play I hope that we may con-= tinue our games.’ I am positive you have always found our relations above board and the playing situations such as reflected a thoroughly honest and sportsmanlike attitude. I am sorry if any thing that I may have said with reference to the N.C.A.A. may have been interpreted as being detrimental to you. At the same time, I am sure you are as familiar as I, with the fact, that one's position may not always be correctly interpreted or re- flected by others. - There have been some public expressions to the effect that Creighton "snubbed" the N.C.A.A. I have tried to correct this wrong impression as much as possible. It was suggested that the Fifth District's choice this year reflected some feeling on the part of the Committee against Creighton because we did not wait for their bid. I hardly believe the Committee would penalize other members of our Conference even if Creighton was wrong. Nor do I feel that Creighton has been wrong in any degree, ; eG Parlin eet - rang ie ey Ray tt eal eles ge MRD RT ES ee Le RCT RN eg eae RETEST ya Cc Sp ae THE CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS OMAHA, NEBRASKA E. S. HICKEY HEAD COACH OF BASKETBALL Dr. Forrest C. Allen Page Two. At the same time I fully realize that you have not had any direct connection with the N.C.A.A. for several years. I was just an “infant" in the coaching tenure at Creighton when this move was made. These problems surely do not:concern you nor should you be charged with any of their decisions. I mention it because it throws the only light on any possibility that I may have been credited with some statement that 4 associated you with the "N.C.A.A. crowd." : | a Three years ago we were the Fifth District Representative. Last year, as the defending Champions and the Missouri Valley Co-Champions we were ( if pre- cedent of former years was to be followed) entitled to an opportunity to again represent the Fifth District. When it became apparant that the Committee was not fav- orable to our participationwe were, nevertheless, saved post season play by the invitation from the East. We gladly accepted this opportunity. Information from most reliable sources led us tobelieve that the Committee was not favorable to Creighton and in a good measure on account of the many press notices bearing your quotation to the effect that youwould not play Creighton. Since we had an opportunity to play in the Hast I saw no reason for making an issue over this situation. One member of the Selection Committee expressed appreciation that we withdrew in favor of the Metropolitan Tournament. After all, I could not blame you for taking full advantage of your well deserved victory over Creighton. We, at the time, were not destined tofare so badly since the in- es vitation from the East was forthcoming. og We accepted the Esstern bid this year and at a time before any action had been taken by the Fifth District. The Selection Committee was advised at the earliest moment of our decision. You will recall our ‘discussion of this matter before our game here on March 4, Should you have been able to have kept your squad to- gether and have been successful in representing the Fifth District, I am sure that our action would have been just the same in a measure of loyalty to the Eastern group. who took us in the previous year and for remunerative . reasons. It has been our thought that if any "snubbing" has occurred it has not been on the part of Creighton. We do join with the other Missouri Valley Coaches in their disapproval of the actions of the Fifth District Selection Committee. It is our hope that this situation may clear up when we are able to resume playing again. I do wish to repeat that I have appreciated our THE CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY ’ DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS OMAHA, NEBRASKA E. S. HICKEY HEAD COACH OF BASKETBALL Dr. Forrest C. Allen, Page Three. our games with Kansas. It is true that you scheduled us knowing that we should have a very strong.team and at a time when teams in the Big Ten and the Big Six who had previously played us refused to do so again. It is our fondest hope that it will not be too long before we may again-have a representative team and we shall look forward to continuing our fine relations of the past few years. I shall look forward to secing you at the earliest opportuhity and of dis-= cussing this whole affair with you as you suggested in your letter, With best wishes for the Spring Season, I am, incerely ae a ee - F Hickey Basketball Coach ESH/PS - January 15, 1943. Ensign F, E, Herwi, Jre, | Cormander Service Force, : Southwest Pecifid Force, : 5 o/o Fleet Post Office, San Franciseo, California. Dear Pranks Thank you for your very good letter of the 20th ultimo. we certainly miss you when we think of our home games here in You have been one of the thirty-thiré degree dged-in-the-wool fans. have not seen your younger brother, but of course I would be delighted to say hello to him. Hh s aa I am answering your letter right amy because a fellow who is in Australia and still Liveental in the University of Kensas athletios ~ should rate a letter pronto. Now, about sending you the results of each game. We certainly will do it. We do not have any V-mail forms here but will get the necessary stationery and follow through with each game. The Cornhuskers have been doing pretty woll. They licked lowa, and Indiana beat them only 40 to 39, go I look for some trouble from those fellows. Don't bet too much with that kangaroo money down there. I was very depressed about our Kansas basketball outlook at the beginning of the seagon, but it has brightened some now and I believe we will go through with a nice season. We call our five men the “Kansas irommen™ - Charlie Black and Ottc Schnelibacher at forward, John Buescher at quarterback, and Ray Evans and Armand Dixon at guard ~ two sophomores, two jumiors and a senior. Of course you will read, if you have not already done so, about Chexlie Black breaking the Big Six scoring record against Missouri here on January 6th when Kansag beat them 69 to 44. Charlie had a great ‘night, scoring 33 points to break MoNatt's record when he scored SO points against Kansas State, breaking Fngleman‘s record of 27 pointa against Oklahoma, to break the Kansas players Big Six Conference record, and he also broke Ralph Miller's record of 30 points against a non-confer- ence team when we beat Wichita there last year. And the 69 points also broke a Big Six team record when Oklahoma beat Kansas State with MolNatt doing the high honors. I think there were five records broken that night. ne ee ee ae Our next conference game will be against Kansas State at Manhattan on the 20th of January, but we have some non-conference games in between. -2= We are just finishing our examinations this week. In fact, we played Oklahoma Aggies Wednesday night during the toughest part of our examinations, and we did not go any too well. : I will see that Max Kissell gets your greeting and also that Charles Black learns that you inquired about hin. . With best wishes and lots of good luck to you, old fellow, I am, with kindest personal regabds, Sincerely your's, Director of Physical Education, FOA:All Varsity Basketball Coach. eS ee So RES CoH Oe Ensign F, £, Harwi. dr Commander Service Force Southwest Pacific Force C/o Fleet Post Office San Francisco California December 20th, 1942 Dear Dr. Allen: Every year, for the past several, at just about this same time, I have written you a letter asking for a schedule of the basketball games and to see if you would arrange tickets for me for the home games, this year 1 can and am writing the letter, and can ask for the schedule, but I am afraid I cant make any of the games, though I will be pulling for you and the boys for a completely successful season , | Somehow or another I ended up away down here in Australia, but that is not going to prevent me from keeping up with my " favorite five’, even though no results are published in the papers down here, Sure would appreciate it if you could have your secretary just jot down the results of each game and drop them to me on a V-Mail form, My boss is an old Cornhusker and I think I can entice him into a little wager, which is the surest way I know of picking up an extra potind and a few shillings, | : It has been quite a little while since I have seen a Kansas news- paper so hardly have the latest dope on who is returning, and who is likely to be among the starting five, but if- last years sophomores return it, should be in the bag already...Is Charlie Black baek and ready for a big season? Also would appreciate it if you would remember me to Max Kissell, ---I used to work with him in the Highway, liy brother, Bob, enrolled in the University this year, and is re- siding over at the Fiji house, I asked him to drop in your office and introduce himself sometime, but haven't heard whether he did or not, Sure wish you could make a ball player out of him---he has plenty of heighth, but I suppose his working in the College office together with other activities and studies keeps his time pretty well occupied, I presume he will supplant me as K, u's most rabid basketball fan, but he will have to go some, ? There isn't much news of interest I am permitted to send you from this side, but just wanted to get on the mailing list of K, U. basket- ball information, Sure would like to be asking you to make arrangements for my tickets again---~these will be the first home games I have missed in many years, If you have a few spare moments some time I would like to hear from you, Until then, good luck for a swell season Sincerely yours, Emap LSP a